Arkansas 109-35 Maryland Eastern Shore (November 25, 2024) Game Summary

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — — Arkansas tied its school record for largest halftime lead in a 109-35 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday night.

John Calipari’s Razorbacks (5-1) led 60-15 at halftime and equaled Arkansas’ 45-point halftime advantage in a 2009 win over Alcorn State.

Arkansas raced to a 12-point lead before the first media timeout and went on a 30-1 run midway through the first half. Razorbacks guard Johnell Davis had scored 10 points at the 7:36 mark in the opening half, which was more than Maryland Eastern Shore (2-7) had scored as a team at that point.

Freshman Karter Knox scored a game-high 21 points to lead seven Arkansas players in double figures. Davis and Boogie Fland each added 16, Billy Richmond and Zvonimir Ivisic each had 14, DJ Wagner scored 13 points and Adou Thiero chipped in 11.

Arkansas’ 74-point victory tied for the third-largest margin of victory in school history.

Takeaways

Maryland Eastern Shore: The Hawks don’t have much to look back on as they shot 23% from the field and 15.4% from 3.

Arkansas: The Razorbacks have beaten the teams they should have so far in coach Calipari’s first year, but little can be gleaned from a win over Maryland Eastern Shore.

Key moment

Arkansas had no trouble from the opening tip and jumped out to a 15-3 lead. Ivisic hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Razorbacks a double-digit lead before the first media timeout.

Key state

The Razorbacks made more 3-pointers (15) than Maryland Eastern Shore made field goals (14). Arkansas also scored 31 points off 19 Hawks turnovers, while the visitors didn’t register a single point off Arkansas’ four giveaways.

Next

The Hawks play at Little Rock on Wednesday, and Arkansas plays Illinois in Kansas City on Thanksgiving.

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